My dog Cody gets up way to early in the morning but today was worse than usual. As I was taking him for his early morning walk I spotted in the glow of the streetlight this tableau of oak leaf and mushroom and said “OK, that’s my photo for today.” Of course, I had to wait for the sun to come up to go back and shoot it but after a little finessing in photo shop I think it turned out pretty well.
Today I knew it was too windy to even attempt to photograph leaves but I was intrigued by the leaf prints on the sidewalk where the wet leaves had been before they blew away. I introduced a real leaf to add a little color. The challenge was getting the shot before the leaf blew away. I added a texture for just a little more color and texture.
I’m glad I took this picture a couple of days ago so I don’t have to go out on my ankle today. Except for Cody’s dog walks of course but they are shorter and further between, I’m don’t think he understands that he is being punished but he was pretty mellow last night. Tonight may be another story.
We woke up to more much needed rain this morning. I managed to sneak out between downpours to get this image of raindrops on autumn leaves. Fortunately, it was just up the street because my stupid dog tried to cripple me a few minutes earlier. Thank goodness I have learned not to take the camera on dog walks. It probably would not have survived the fall. The jury is still out on my ankle.
I know it’s been too long since I posted anything because I almost forgot how to do it. But persistence has paid off and after several false starts I managed to get it done.
I’ve been admiring the autumn leaves for several weeks and thinking I should do a project just celebrating the colors and textures. But I have been busy with other things so I’m getting a late start. I’m thinking 30 days on this one but if I run out of leaves to photograph it may end earlier. Of course, I can always draw from the archives.
The constraint on this project is only using my new Lensbaby sweet 80 lens. Extension tubes allowed for macro but today I forgot to put them in my pocket so this is a close as I could get to the leaf and still be in focus. And in the interest of starting close to home and working my way outward, this one is the tree in my front yard.
Lot’s of testing going at in the Photography world here. This image was a result of testing the New Lensbaby Obscura toy. It is not really a lens but acts like a pinhole camera if you are familiar with those. It also is 16mm so very wide angle which I’ll have to get used to. I wasn’t too happy with the image out of camera so I took it into Topaz for a Van Gough look. I also added to an already existing vignette. I think it may be a bit over done. may be some cropping would be in order.
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A fitting end for 100 days of creativity is this abstract shot which I see as a dancing couple. One of the workshop instructors saw it as a horse… whatever works for you. We were taken to history museum with a lot of old vehicles parked outside to try and make interesting art from the rust and patterns within the patina. In this case it was an old wooden caboose which had been painted bright red but the red paint had splattered onto the metal framework under the caboose creating these very Jackson Pollock like scenes all along the edges.
Our last quote is from Helen Keller:
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
We were challenged to photograph a waterfall in a unique way. In this case I zoomed in on a rock at the base of the falls that had more or less water flowing over it depending on the wind direction. I processed it in black and white with a high contrast look and I rather like the results.
Today we hear from Rumi:
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.
Well, I don’t have much to show for yesterday. I ate something that disagreed with me and was down for the count with only 4 images and none of them very good. Had I been up to par I would have switched to a longer lens and zoomed in on some parts of these falls. Our instructor has been cursing the sun as that does not make for the best light to shoot waterfalls.
Today’s quote is from Erich Fromm:
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
We are going to be shooting all afternoon and then going up to Mt. Hood for sunset after dinner. So, I realized I had better post something from my morning walk before class starts or I will but up until midnight. I found these shoes along the pathway but did not see their owners. Shot with the Lensbaby Sweet 50 for maximum blur.
Today’s quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty and in the same field it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before and which shall never be seen again.